Women Of Hope is meeting Saturday, Dec 3rd, at 9:45am
If you've been to this popular Grove women's gathering before, you know how amazing it is. If you have not yet attended, mark your calendars & come see for yourself why it is the perfect balance of conversation & community, depth & whimsy, & strategic themes for targeted transformation. Meets the 1st Saturday of each month / Led by Rebecca Hart.
This Sunday during First Hour, join us for a congregational Advent Art Project.
We'll pray, fellowship, & paint together to make something beautiful for the Grove.
Sunday / 9:00am - 9:50am
The Roots Youth Ministry is well into its
First Hour series called:#Stretch: You Won't Break Bring your youth this week to learn about the importance of identifying
and separating the Godly pressures from the Ungodly pressures in their lives.
Sunday / 9:00am-9:50am / Roots Youth Room
This Sunday we're gathering for the second Sunday of Advent &
the second installment of our worship series:'I Will Sing Unafraid.'
This week we explore this vision of the prophet Isaiah,
the words Jesus selected for his very first sermon.
We believe that Jesus is God's fulfillment of these words, which is why, no matter what is happening in the world around us, we can sing, without fear, of God's goodness and power. If the world has you feeling overwhelmed, depressed & frightened, this message is especially for you.
See you for worship & community 10:00am
THESE
TWO
IMPORTANT
NOTES
A Note
From The Budget Committee.
Please turn in your pledge cards this week so that the committee can promptly begin our work for 2017.
If you took a music note to decorate for our outdoor Advent art project, please bring it to the fellowship hall on Sunday. If you didn't get one there will be extras for folks to take home this week.
One of our most beloved traditions at the Grove is our Christmas Cantata. This is an amazing way to bless the church & keep your spirit focused on Christ this holiday season. As always, you are invited to add your voice. If you normally don't sing in worship, you are especially welcome. Your voice matters. If you're in, contact Dan Williams.
We'll practice three times:
Wed, Dec 7th from 7-8 / Wed, Dec 14th from 7-8 / Sat, Dec 17th from 9-12
The Grove Free Community Meal
December 8th
Thursday / 5:30-7:00pm.
Ditch the cooking & the dirty dishes & let us make you dinner. The Grove hosts this monthly time of great food shared in community with other neighbors. Come if you can. Leave when you're ready.
Wanna Join This Church?
We've got a group jumping in on December 11th.
Talk to pastor Kate if you want in too.
{ Psst...if you want us, we want you! }
, It's Coming...
Festive Christmas Sweater Sunday
December 11th
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Come dressed in your wildest, most festive, or worst Christmas themed sweater, & join in the fun!
Holiday Potluck / Dec 18th
Right After Worship Service
Bring your favorite dish & share in the delicious
delight of food, fellowship, & yuletide cheer.
Save the dates for theLive Nativity Monday December 19th & Tuesday December 20th.
These are the days we take the story of the birth of Christ out of the sanctuary
and into the neighborhood. If you'd like to help, contact Arden Smith
Prayers: Robert Sampson (Presby Main ICU), Hetty Sturdivant's preemie infant nephew James and his mother Ethel, Mary O'Reily, President-Elect Donald J. Trump, President Barak Obama, Rosalin, Mary O'Reily, for the health of Brian Magana & Ernest Thompson, Hetty Sturdivant, Robin Oberle, Frank Dues, Fred Kline, the family of Scott Treon (mourning his death), Bonnie Elliot's grandson Jamey Spence, Robert Sampson (recovering from stroke) and Nicole Thompson, Virginia Carter, David Kline, Keita Coates (pregnancy--it's a girl!). Karen Struzick, health. Nicolas Gourdine. Tommy & Sandra Young. Chris Bousman- preparing as a Wycliffe Missionary. Aleigha Adams. The Seegar Family. Tracy Paradise. Emily Johnston. Jessica Hendley's Grandmother Joyce & Uncle Lee. John Hinton.
f you took a music note to decorate for our outdoor Advent art project, please bring it to the fellowship hall on Sunday. If you didn't get one there will be extras for folks to take home this week.
